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These are valid parameters but it's important to measure current over time to judge state of charge. When a battery is fully charged the internal impedance will increase so at CV you'll integrate charge current over time to see the knee of the plateau. Decent Nicad or NiMH battery chargers...

I usually carry a drag chain for stuff like downed trees, too.

For me there's two reasons for a rope over a strap. One is that the ends are spliced into an eye loop rather than sewn. Not that I've had stitching break or wear out but this strikes me as better. Second is that a rope tends to stretch more so I don't have to yank as hard to achieve the...

Yeah, indeed. If it's a packaged kit then it seems like there's got to be more to it. Especially if the controller is MPPT running higher voltage and reducing current is better anyway.

The A-hr isn't important in this calculation. You say the kit came with 4 x 200 watt panels and a 40 A controller? Can you link to something that shows this kit? I wonder if the controller has an exceptional high maximum voltage (you are absolutely sure it's MPPT?) and expects 12V panels to...

Real overlanders use ball point pens housings. https://www.pbo.co.uk/practical-projects/make-fid-ballpoint-pen-36304

Remember, too, for best charging you need to do temperature compensation and ideally you measure the actual battery. There's more than one way to charge a battery, constant voltage, constant current, three step profile, taper profiles, combinations of methods. Then charging and maintaining...

You already have the solution, just carry a 120V cord and plug into any outlet. Trying to use an EV charging station is adding complexity where you don't need it. A fast charging station is going to be high voltage DC and it's going to require negotiating with the charger to mimic EV battery...

Bringing a battery to full charge and waiting overnight (called resting, usually 24 hours, which as you say allows the surface charge to dissipate) is the accepted method to judge initial state of charge. That it drops 0.2V in a week is excessive self discharge. You'd expect on the order of...

The 22R-E won't win any land speed records but it gets the job done. The engine was rated at about 115 HP and 135 lb-ft at speed level. The main problem I think American drivers have to overcome is not revving it enough and driving them like a V8. They are fine running 4000 RPM for a while...

@adam88, thanks for the link. Very interesting. It looks like this one lost (or never had) it's pop top, too.

It would be nice to know a few details because a 1978 Hilux would have been 2WD, 20R, 4 speed originally. The front end is still wearing a 2WD grill. So how it was converted - frame swap to a 79+ or custom work, drivetrain, etc. Looks like a neat truck and I bet the work is fine!

I have no knowledge about the Ford inverter. However... the one Toyota put in my Tacoma will indeed only turn on with the engine running. Beyond that mine will only give you full power (it's 400 watts) if you're idling in neutral. It reduces power (to 100W) while moving. But most critical...

The ones Stockton are simple but the set you show on the Land Cruiser are split rims. I'm not sure anyone's going to have those unless you're a commercial or big truck user in the U.S. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/school-me-on-split-rims.908200/

LOL, yup. Can't say Toyota is unique in having first (sometimes first couple of) model year issues. They do rolling improvements. Like beefing up Tacoma frames around motor mounts that liked to collapse. Or frames rotting. Or headgasket issues. Or air injection pumps that liked to...

A bad batch of waste gate actuators is the rumor, requiring replacing a whole assembly. If it's true kind of a major stumble but it happens. I also wouldn't necessarily read too much into lifting the cab off. It might be just because engineering is doing more inspection. Or they're coming up...

This isn't really two inverters. It's one inverter that feeds the mains side of the house inverter, which is presumably really just a 120/240V powered battery charger/maintainer inside that happens to have another inverter connected to the battery. Then it's the same as a DC-DC charger in the...

Are you asking of alternatives to the Alpine Loop but still in the San Juans or completely different places to go? Either way "yes" but it's gonna take some clues as to what you're seeking.

That is a different bolt pattern but if I'm not mistaken (big 'if') the 6x135 is also what Nissan uses now. So it shouldn't be that odd anymore. But since my Tacoma still uses the Chevy, Toyota, etc 6x5.5 pattern that Moses was dealing with when he was in short pants I can't say I've looked...

American Racing still makes what I think of as traditional looking aftermarket wheels (e.g. Outlaw, Baja sort of like @geoffff has, etc). That said I usually still prefer alloy or steel OEM, take-offs can sometimes be reasonable. Not to mention there's always the cheap, plain steel ones. What...